Soul Meaning

‘My name is Lucas Soul. Today, I died again. This is my fifteenth death in the last four hundred and fifty years.’

Soul is an outcast of the immortal societies. Born of a Bastian mother and a Crovir father, a half breed whose very existence is abhorred by the two races, he spends the first three hundred and fifty years of his life being chased and killed by the Hunters.

One fall night in Boston, the Hunt starts again, resulting in Soul’s fifteenth death and triggering a chain of events that sends him on the run with Reid Hasley, a former US Marine and his human business partner of ten years. From Paris to Prague, their search for answers will lead them deep into the immortal societies and bring them face to face with someone from Soul’s past. Shocking secrets are uncovered and fresh allies come to the fore as they attempt to put a stop to a new and terrifying threat to both immortals and humans.

Time is running out for Soul. Can he get to the truth before his seventeenth death, protect the ones he loves and prevent another immortal war?

Jun 10, 2015hyperashley

My review

Summary

This was a fast paced, thrilling ride. It was an amazing read that captured my attention from the very beginning. It was filled with immortals, violence, mystery and science all wrapped up with a pretty bow on it.

Lucas is an immortal, a half breed immortal. He is being hunted but he doesn't know why but when escaping from being killed lands him on FBI's wanted list, he begins to look into it. Along with his friend Reid, they have to travel the world searching for the answer behind all these attempted murders. Can they do it before Lucas is killed again?

I loved how it began with him waking up from being dead. It was different and I really liked it because it just pulled me right into the story. I thought the concept of immortals having seventeen lives was pretty unique. That means they can die sixteen times and be fine but if they die that seventeenth time, they're screwed. Since Lucas is a half breed, (meaning he is a mix of two different kinds of immortals) he can kill any immortal for good with a special sword he has. No matter what death it is for them if he stabs them with that sword they won't come back. It was cool that he was different from all the other immortals and could kill them, it made him dangerous.

Reid was great! He was a chain smoker and that ended up being funny a few times. But no matter what situation he was thrown in he still didn't stop smoking. It was nice to see such a friendship between Lucas and Reid. He refused to leave Lucas no matter what, even when there were bullets flying at him he still stayed and fought. FYI, Reid was not immortal so bullets kind of a big deal for him. That makes it even better that he didn't leave Lucas.

I actually enjoyed the science aspect in the book. I loved reading all the biology, it was like a refresher coarse from school. But more entertaining. Though science in a fiction book can make it a little dull (to me) I never got that in this. I was very invested in the biology part as well as all the action scenes. And there were plenty of action scenes!

This is a great book for everyone! It has mystery that keeps you on your toes trying to solve. It has plot twists that made me gasp, car chases during shooting matches, science, and a sword wielding immortal badass.

4

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My name is Ashley. I spend most of my life in a hyper state (hence the name). I read, I write, I rant and whine. Enjoy this glimpse into my little world and no judgements please. Some of my reviews may include spoilers.